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Winter Squadron News – Out Now
In this issue – Reports from the Commodore, Vice Commodore, Rear Commodore, Member Profiles, Boat Shed @ DSS, Sandy Bay Sailing Club, Club Notices along with New Members and all your upcoming not to miss social events.
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Battery World Winter Series Entries Open
Entries are now open for the 2019 Battery World Winter Series to be held every 3rd Sunday between 23rd June to 15th September.
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Winter Solstice Championship
Entries are now open for the 2019 Innovative Electrical Winter Solstice Championship to be held on the weekend of 22nd & 23rd June.
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2019 Barnes Bay Regatta
Entry Form Sailing Instructions Poster Notice to Competitors Results Entries are now open for the 2019 Barnes Bay Regatta to be held on Saturday 6th April starting with a pursuit style feeder race from Wrest Point to Dennes Point at 0900 and then onto the Barnes Bay Regatta Race commencing at 1400 hours.
Continue ReadingRoyal Hobart Regatta 2019 Sailing Program
The 2019 Royal Hobart Regatta Sailing Program has been released and can be found – here – From the President In its 181st year, the Royal Hobart Regatta is in the midst of generational change. We are proactively reviewing each of our water events, and also the weekend on which the event is held – […]
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SB20 Nationals to be hotly contested event
The Australian SB20 fleet returns to the River Derwent this weekend to contest the 2018 Australian Championship. The Derwent Sailing Squadron will host the three-day regatta, sponsored by Performance Automobiles Subaru, which is shaping up to be a hotly contested event. This event comes after a spectacularly successful 2018 SB20 World Championship held earlier this […]
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Entry Now Open
Entry is now open for the 2018 SB20 Australian Championship to be held on the River Derwent Friday 30 November to Sunday 02 December.
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Wild day for River Derwent sailing
A near galeforce sou’-wester came roaring up the River Derwent at more than 30 knots this afternoon, playing havoc with the Combined Clubs Summer Pennant race, with a man overboard (MOB) situation, a dismasting and other gear damage that forced five yachts to retire.
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New Course and Instructor for SailTrain
We are excited to announce our two newest additions to SailTrain the Australian Sailing Start Crewing Course and Tasmanian Female Sailor of the Year Jo Breen who will be taking this small group (3 people) course on an Athena Sailing SB20. Let us help you on your first step in the Australian Sailing Keelboat Pathway today. This all womens course will teach boat […]
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Isle of Caves double to Philosopher
Judging by her double win overnight in the Isle of Caves race. Shaun Tiedemann’s Philosopher is already showing the right form to successfully defend her Australian Yachting Championship IRC division title on Melbourne’s Port Phillip next January.
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